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Species Trichopoda lanipes

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Calyptratae)
Superfamily Oestroidea
Family Tachinidae (Parasitic Flies)
Subfamily Phasiinae
Tribe Gymnosomatini
Genus Trichopoda (Feather-legged Flies)
No Taxon (Subgenus Galactomyia)
Species lanipes (Trichopoda lanipes)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Trichopoda lanipes (Fabricius)
Orig. Comb: Thereva lanipes Fabricius 1805
Explanation of Names
lanipes (L). 'woolly footed' (1)
Range
e. NA (TX-FL-ON-IA) / Mex (2)
Season
mostly: May-Oct (BG data)
Food
Coreidae: Acanthocephala femorata (Fabricius), Archimerus alternatus (Say). Pentatomidae: Nezara viridula (Linnaeus), Podisus maculiventris (Say) (2)
Remarks
Type locality: "Carolina"
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